'I love Manchester United and I love the fans, that will never ever change. However, it feels like the right time for me to seek a new challenge', says Cristiano Ronald
Rob Harris, Sky's sports correspondent, said his departure was"inevitable" after the interview.
"This is the end of his second period at the club. He'd barely been there a year or so. United thought he was heading to Manchester City when they signed him a year ago. They managed to convince him. Sir Alex Ferguson, the former manager, managed to convince him not to go to their arch-rivals, but it has been a souring of relations."Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and Ronaldo
Ronaldo is now on international duty with Portugal in Qatar, focusing on the start of their World Cup campaign on Thursday against Ghana.Manchester United were understood to be"extremely disappointed" with Ronaldo's interview with Morgan and initially said it would beThe Portugal star had a defiant response to criticism of his comments after his arrival in Qatar, telling a news conference:""From your side, it is easy to look at how we can choose timings.
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